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This publicity film image provided by 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation shows, from left, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in a scene from the “Star Wars” movie released by 20th Century-Fox in 1977. The classic Star Wars film that launched a science fiction empire is being dubbed in the Navajo language, with casting calls scheduled Monday, April 29, 2013, in Burbank, Calif., and on May 3 and 4 at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock. Potential actors don’t have to sound exactly like Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker or Han Solo, but should be able to deliver the lines with character. (AP Photo/20th Century-Fox Film Corporation)

Han Solo’s epic anti-Wookie slur was not deployed in the joint announcement that the two directors for the upcoming Star Wars-spinoff Han Solo movie are permanently stepping away from the set.

“Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are talented filmmakers who have assembled an incredible cast and crew, but it’s become clear that we had different creative visions on this film, and we’ve decided to part ways,” Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said in a June 20 blog post. “A new director will be announced soon.”

The departing directorial pair also commented for the blog post from San Francisco’s Lucasfilm.

Ethan Baron is a business reporter at The Mercury News, and a native of Silicon Valley before it was Silicon Valley. Baron has worked as a reporter, columnist, editor and photographer in newspapers and magazines for 25 years, covering business, politics, social issues, crime, the environment, outdoor sports, war and humanitarian crises.

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